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(NoModelJ F. T. PEARCE & J. HOAGLAND.

CHARM FOR WATCH CHAINS. No. 315,328. Patented Apr. 7, I885.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICEQ' FRANK T. PEARCE AND JOHN HOAGLAND, OF PROVIDENCE, R. I.

CHARM FOR WATCH-CHAINS.

faPEGIFICATIQN forming part of Letters Patent No. 315,328, dated April '7, 1885.

1 Application filed June 9, 1883. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that we, FRANK TJPEAEOE and J OHN HOAGLAND, both of the city and county of Providence and State of Rhode Island, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Charms; and we hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification.

This invention has reference to an improvement in charms or pendants usually worn on chains by both ladies and gentlemen; and it consists in providing such charms with tubes in which a telescopic pencil is secured by frictional contact with the tube, as will be more fully set forth hereinafter.

Figure 1 is a View, partly in section, of a circular charm provided with a telescopic pencil. Such charms may be formed from the Florida sea-bean, which is frequently mounted to be used for charms. Fig. 2 is a view, partly in section, of an egg-shaped charm provided with a telescopic pencil. Fig. 8 is a View, partly in section, of a pendant resembling a cannon provided with a telescopic pencil. Fig. 4 is a view of the telescopic pencil drawn out for use.

In the drawings, A is the charm, which may be made of any desired form. B is the loop by which the charm is suspended. This loop is preferably made to extend over the projecting pencil-case, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, and is hinged to the charm so that it can be placed on one side when the pencil is withdrawn. 0 is a tube closely fitting the pencil case D, so that in the act of inserting the pencil-case the frictional resistance will cause the telescopic pencil to contract, will firmly retain the pencil when inserted, and will cause 40 the telescopic pencil to be automatically extended when it is drawn from the tube. By this peculiar construction the use of the pen:

oil is greatly facilitated, and the charm forms a useful as well as ornamental article. As the pencil is detached from the charm when drawn out for use, it forms a more convenient and useful article than when, as has been the case heretofore, the pencil forms an integral part of the charm, which made an' awkward and clumsy device.

If desired, a tooth-pick or other implement may take the place of the pencil, the case being constructed to receive the samein the same manner as the pencil is received. Having thus described our invention, 'we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent-- 1. An improved charm of normally-complete exterior configuration, having an opening in one side and a-concealed tube extending inwardly from said openingglin eombination with a-telescopic case held normally in the tube by friction between the outer member of the case and the tube, and being capable of beingdrawn out of or pressed into said tube by drawing or pressing the interior member of the casing, substantially as described.

2. The charm consisting of the outer portion, A, having the concealed internal tube,

0, and pivoted loop B, in combination with 

